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Car Wash 5 Minutes Away — Walk or Drive?
Ezarwebmaster· Jun 28, 2026
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My car is dirty. There's a car wash 5 minutes away on foot.
Should I walk there or drive?
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Anthropic×3 2k reasoning last 9d ago
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Benchmark Run — Jul 2, 2026 Latest

Anthropicclaude-5-fable-20260609
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You should **drive** — the whole point is to get the car washed! If you walk there, you'll arrive at the car wash, but your dirty car will still be sitting at home. 😄
The car needs to physically be at the car wash, so it has to come with you.
(Unless it's a self-service place and you were planning to buy supplies to bring back — but even then, washing it at home would be a different plan entirely.)
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Benchmark Run — Jul 2, 2026

Anthropicclaude-sonnet-5-20260630
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You should **drive**.
Since the goal is to get your *car* washed, you need to bring the car with you to the car wash — walking there would mean leaving the dirty car behind, which defeats the purpose. Drive the 5 minutes over, get it washed, and drive back clean.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 30, 2026

xAI (Grok)grok-4.3-20260430
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800 ms
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Input Tokens
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459
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$0.0012
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Drive there. You need the car at the car wash to actually wash it. Walking leaves the dirty car at home.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 30, 2026

MiniMaxminimax-m3-20260531
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You should **drive**! 🚗
Even though the car wash is only 5 minutes away on foot, the whole point is to get your **car** washed — so you need to bring the car with you. Walking there wouldn't help, since the dirty car would still be sitting at home.
You could, of course, walk *back* home while your car is being washed, if you want to save a little time or enjoy the walk.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 30, 2026

Qwen (Alibaba)qwen3.7-plus-20260602
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Billed Cost
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You should **drive**.
If you walk, you'll just end up at the car wash without your car, and it will still be sitting at home dirty! You have to bring the car with you to get it washed. 😉
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Benchmark Run — Jun 30, 2026

Mistral AImistral-medium-3.5-20260430
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You should walk there. It's only 5 minutes away, so you'll save gas, get a bit of exercise, and avoid adding to the traffic. Plus, walking is more environmentally friendly.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 30, 2026

Meta / Llamallama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
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In this case, it would make more sense to walk to the car wash. Since it's only a 5-minute walk, the time and effort saved by driving would likely be minimal. Additionally, driving to a car wash just to get your car washed might seem counterintuitive.
Walking to the car wash would not only save you gas and reduce emissions, but it would also give you some exercise and fresh air. Plus, you wouldn't have to worry about finding parking at the car wash.
So, go ahead and take a short walk to get your car cleaned!
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Benchmark Run — Jun 29, 2026

Anthropicclaude-4.5-haiku-20251001
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Walk. Here's why:
- **It's only 5 minutes** — not a burden
- **Your car is dirty anyway** — driving it there doesn't make it worse
- **You'll save gas** for such a short trip
- **Walking is good for you** — some movement is always a win
- **Parking** at a car wash is usually easy and free
The only reason to drive would be if you're in a hurry, it's terrible weather, or you have mobility issues. Otherwise, walking is the better call.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 28, 2026

Google DeepMindgemini-3.5-flash-20260519
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Model Output
You should definitely **drive**.
Unless you plan on carrying your car there on your back, walking to the car wash will leave your dirty car sitting in your driveway!
However, there are two exceptions where you might want to walk:
1. **To book an appointment:** If it's a busy hand-wash place and you want to schedule a slot before bringing the car over.
2. **If they offer a valet/pickup service:** You could walk over, pay them, and have them come get your car (though driving it there is still much easier).
Otherwise, grab your keys and drive!
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Benchmark Run — Jun 28, 2026

OpenAIgpt-chat-latest-20260505
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If the goal is to wash your car, driving is usually the practical choice. A car wash five minutes away on foot is only a minute or two by car, and it gets the dirty car to the place where it can be cleaned.
Walking only makes sense if:
- You're going to buy a wash voucher or make an appointment and don't need the car yet.
- Someone else is bringing the car.
- It's a self-service location where you're not planning to wash the car immediately (which would be unusual).
So, based on what you've shared, I'd drive the car to the car wash.
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Benchmark Run — Jun 28, 2026

DeepSeekdeepseek-v4-flash-20260423
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This is a fun logical puzzle. Let's break it down:
- **Goal:** Get a clean car.
- **Your location:** Home (car is dirty).
- **Car wash location:** 5 minutes away on foot.
**If you walk:**
- You walk 5 minutes to the car wash.
- Your dirty car is still at home.
- You cannot wash your car because you are not at the car wash *with* the car.
- You then have to walk 5 minutes back home (total 10 minutes walking), and then you still have a dirty car.
**If you drive:**
- You get in your dirty car.
- You drive to the car wash (likely less than 5 minutes, since driving is faster than walking the same distance).
- Your car arrives dirty, ready to be washed.
- You get it washed.
**Conclusion:**
You should **drive**, because walking leaves your car at home and unable to be washed. (Unless the car wash has a service where you leave the car and walk home, but even then you'd need to drive it there first.)
However, if the question is meant as a riddle about fuel efficiency or environmental impact, driving a short distance is wasteful—but logically, walking solves nothing here. So, **drive**.